Senior Specialist Export Compliance 100% (all genders)
Ubicación Nänikon, Kanton Zürich, Suiza Fecha de publicación 24 octubre 2025 ID de la oferta 20559Our Opening and Your Responsibilities
Export Compliance is a Global Function within METTLER TOLEDO, playing a critical role in ensuring adherence to international trade regulations and supporting secure, compliant business operations across all regions. Our teams in Switzerland, America, and China work closely together to manage complex export control requirements, conduct due diligence, and implement robust compliance programs. With growing global trade dynamics and increasingly complex regulatory environments, we are strengthening our capabilities by adding a Senior Specialist Export Compliance to our headquarters in Nänikon-Greifensee. This key role will contribute to building and enhancing our compliance processes, support global and regional initiatives, and ensure operational excellence in all export-related matters.
In this role, you will be responsible for the following activities:
- Execution and enhancing Know Your Customer (KYC) checks and maintaining corresponding database assuring compliance with global export control and trade regulations across all business units.
- Process denied party screenings, obtain clearances, and execute necessary follow-up actions.
- Support products assessment in accordance with dual-use regulations and maintain the associated database. Manage the approved product list and assist export classification evaluations in collaboration with the relevant experts.
- Take active responsibility for executing export control authorization processes and procedures across all business units, ensuring secure documentation and maintaining comprehensive audit trails.
- Provide active support to regional export compliance operations and coordinate closely with global teams in Switzerland, America, and China to maintain expertise and ensure effective deputyship.
- Provide guidance to internal Sales and Service Departments and Production Organizations by conducting case assessments and overseeing the management of internal authorizations in accordance with applicable legal and regulatory standards.
- Establish and perform internal monitoring utilizing standardized reports to identify potential risks and implement appropriate corrective actions.
- Assist in the development of training materials and conduct training sessions through Learning Management Systems (LMS) or in-person classroom settings
- Collaborate with colleagues, supervisor and stakeholders across business units to review, update, and improve processes and government program elements in compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
What You Need to Succeed
We have the following requirements for this position:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in International Trade, Supply Chain, Logistics, Process/Industrial Engineering, or related field.
- Proven export compliance background with at least 50% of prior role responsibilities in Export Compliance (not solely Customs).
- 3–7+ years of experience in trade compliance, ideally in multinational industrial, pharmaceutical, or complex regulatory environments.
- Solid knowledge of import/export regulations, Export Controls, HS/ECCN classification, product origin, and sanction regimes (SECO, BIS, US EAR/EU Dual-Use).
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, with fluency in English.
- Structured and precise work style with the ability to stay calm in high-pressure situations.
- Strong intercultural competence and capable of respectful cross-cultural communication.
- Team player with stakeholder management skills across multiple levels, flexible and willing to travel internationally when required.
Our Offer to You
We offer:
- Flexible working hours (depending on the role), a hybrid work model, and a wide portfolio of training opportunities
- A 40-hour work week with at least 25 vacation days per year, plus 4 to 7 additional days off between bank holidays
- Free parking and direct access to public transport
- Healthy lunches cooked onsite at our own METTLER TOLEDO restaurant, with special prices for employees
- A range of additional attractive benefits, including employee discounts at select area businesses
You can expect challenging, interesting, and varied tasks in an innovative and international environment, with the opportunity to network globally and achieve your career goals.
Have we raised your interest? Then we look forward to receiving your complete application at our Job portal.
Have we raised your interest? Then we look forward to receiving your complete application at our Job portal.
Please note that we do not accept any application documents via e-mail, only applications submitted on our job platform due to our data protection guidelines. Furthermore, we do currently not accept applications from recruitment agencies for this role.
If you have any question, please do not hesitate to contact our Talent Acquisition Team ta-ch@mt.com.
If you have any question, please do not hesitate to contact our Talent Acquisition Team ta-ch@mt.com.
About Mettler Toledo
METTLER TOLEDO is a global leader in precision instruments and services. We are renowned for innovation and quality across laboratory, process analytics, industrial, product inspection, and retailing applications. Our sales and service network is one of the most extensive in the industry. Our products are sold in more than 140 countries, and we have a direct presence in approximately 40 countries. For more information, please visit www.mt.com.
Equal Opportunity Employment
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We give consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other protected classification. You can find more details in our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy.
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